Mexican Deputies Pass Bill to Militarize National Guard
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Max de Haldevang, Bloomberg News
Members of the Mexican National Guard patrol the San Ysidro Port of Entry border crossing bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday, March 20, 2022. In FY22 so far, the number of Ukrainians and Russians encountered at the border has already surpassed the previous two years, with the most significant uptick happening in the last six months, as Russia’s threats against Ukraine increased, according to a TIME analysis of CBP data. , Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies passed a bill late Friday that brings the national guard under control of the Defense Ministry in a move likely to be challenged in court.
The bill, which now goes to the Senate, is another step in President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s increasing militarization of the country’s life, according to the opposition, which voted against the proposal.
Lopez Obrador said last month he expected the opposition to challenge the bill in the Supreme Court. The constitution designates the guard as a civilian organization, but Lopez Obrador’s ruling coalition didn’t have the votes to pass a constitutional amendment, instead fast tracking the proposal through congress.
Lopez Obrador took a similar path on energy policy, failing to pass a constitutional reform but succeeding in getting the Supreme Court to uphold parts of a change to secondary laws.
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